good morning. breaking news. saying enough is enough. lance armstrong decides to give up his fight against the anti-doping agency. he'll be stripped of his record seven tour de france titles and banned for competitive cycling for life. watching isaac, the tropical storm expected to dump heavy rain on parts of the caribbean today. but does it still have florida and the republican national convention in its sights. al is tracking the storm. dangerous mistake. a mother carrying her 4-year-old son accidentally walks off a train platform onto the tracks below. bystanders raced to save them. how did it happen? we'll explain today, friday, how did it happen? we'll explain today, friday, august 24th, 2012.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. breaking news this morning. fair to stay it's a stunner in the sports world. lance armstrong to be stripped of every one of his seven tour de france titles. while he's dropping his challenges to those charges, he's strongly insisting today he is innocent. >> in a powerfully worded statement armstrong says enough is enough and he refuses to participate in a process that, in his words, is unsided and unfair. we're going to get right to this story now. nbc's anne thompson joins us with details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. what's really stunning about this, lance armstrong is a

fighter, the tour de france and testicular cancer. now, while he's decided he's no longer going to fight these charges, he's also not admitted to doping and he refuses to participate in a process that he says in unfair. never a quittere lance armstrong was a historic seven-time tour de france winner, cancer survivor. now he says he's through fighting a battling that dogged him for years, charged with using banned substances. in a statement on thursday armstrong says, there comes a point in a man's life where he has to say enough is enough. for me the time is now. if i thought for a moment that by participate in usada's process i could confront these allegations in a fair setting and, won and for all, put these charges to rest, i would jump at the chance but i refuse to

participate in a prooz that's unfair. the u.s. doping agency said -- >> he will be immediately disqualified from all events he participated in from august 1st, 1998, forward to the present and he will be permanently banned from any future competition. it's a powerful reminder to athletes that doping never pays. >> reporter: according to the anti-doping, armstrong stripped of seven tour de france's titles, olympic bronze and all the awards and money he won since 1998. a two-year federal investigation was closed last year without any charges. but months later the anti-doping agency said it had evidence that armstrong used banned substances including e-mails from former teammates lloyd landes, who was stripped of his 2006 tour victory and later admitted to doping. in an interview with ann curry in 2006, she asked armstng if he had ever used performance enhancing drugs in any of his

previous races? >> never. >> not once. >> not once. >> the 40-year-old armstrong, who retired from competing last year, lost the court battle on monday that challenged the u.s. anti-doping agency's authority. in his statement, armstrong said, i know who won those seven tours, my teammates know who won those seven tours, and everyone i competed against knows who won those seven tours. but it may not be over yet. the international cycling union could appeal the ruling. if it does, the case goes to the sport of arbitration for sport in switzerland and that could be months away. >> the saga is not over. >> not by a long short. >> appreciate it. >> we want to bring in allen abrahamson. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> you make an observation in your column that the hallmark of lance armstrong's career is that he is a fighter. are you surprised he decided to

stop fighting? >> i am and i'm not. there is a lot for lance to gain from lance not going through this. usada lined up ten witnesses. this is not a criminal proceeding. if i lined up ten guys that rode with lance, i would say the odds are pretty good in my favor i would gain a favorable verdict. there's a lot for lance to say enough is enough now. >> he's attacking the legitimacy of the process. you know a thing or two about the process. that is a fair criticism? >> there's not much else for him to do right now. he's got to go out crying this process is not fair. but this is process is legitimate. this process has been going on now for 12 years. lance has been treated here like everybody else that has gone through this process. this process is the same exact process big commercial concerns use every day. it's tried and true. the federal court says this process is fine. this process is legitimate.

it is what it is. >> do you think the net effect here is that people will just assume he is guilty? that if he didn't want to face this evidence, it must surely be devastating? >> i think people have their own opinions about lance armstrong. he's probably the most polarizing figure on the olympic or international stage. there are true believers one way or the other. i think people are going to hang seng what they think about lance armstrong. no matter what, people are going to think he did or didn't do it. it's just the way it is. >> do you think there's any potential for criminal exposure? we know the department of justice looked into this, decided not to file charges last spring. could there be another day in court somewhere else? >> i think if you were advising lance armstrong, one of the reasons you would tell him not to go through the process would be exactly that issue. if there were ten or more people lined up to testify, one of the things you would be worried about most is the possibility of exposure, criminal or perhaps broad civil liability, if a

bunch of people got up in court and said x, y, or z, a bunch of other people with a possibility of bringing charges against him or bringing lawsuits against him would be very, very interested in hearing what those people had to say. of course there would be that interest. >> last word on this. how devastating in this to the cycling community? he did so much for it with the tour de france titles to have them stripped. what is the impact of that? >> lance armstrong is an icon. lance armstrong is a legend. pick the word to use. for this to happen to lance armstrong, cycling needs to take a solid, hard look at theirself and say we are a sport with a serious, serious issue. we've got to start cleaning this sport up and it needs to start right now. >> allen, thank you for your perspective this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. the other big story we're following, of course, is tropical storm isaac and where that storm is headed. al is outside our new window with the new latest on that. al. >> thanks a lot. we've got a lot going on with

isaac. first of all, let's take a look at where isaac is located right now. current we can see on radar, on video, the storm swells are starting to come in. already reports of at least four inches of rain and another six to ten inches possible. check out the radar. you can see we are looking at some pretty strong echos coming through san juan. that's going to be making its way to hispaniola, port-au-prince, cities in haiti. right now 165 miles south of santo domingo, 45-mile-per-hour winds moving west at 15 miles per hour. you can see the tropical storm watches, hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings up for puerto rico, santo domingo, making its way on into cuba. we are expecting to see this system stay over land as a tropical storm cuts across key west around early monday morning as a tropical storm.

then it gets out into the gulf. anywhere from new orleans to tallahassee within that cone of uncertainty, as a category one hurricane. the reason for that, the warm gulf waters. you can see those water temperatures, 80, 90 degrees out in the gulf. that's energy for the storm and that's what we're concerned about. so continue to watch it. tampa with the republican national convention is still not out of the woods, even if it's not going to get a direct hit, it's still going to get a lot of rain, matt, we're talking four to eight inches of rain possible. >> al, thanks. that's actually what we're talking about now. preparations are well under way in florida for isaac, including any potential impact on that convention about to be held in tampa. nbc's kerry sanders is there. kerry, what's the latest? >> good morning, matt. school officials in the florida keys have announced classes will be canceled on monday. here in tampa they have already started handing out sandbags to local residents. republican party officials say they have the possibility of

postponing this convention if the public safety is at risk. with 50,000 people headed for the republican convention isaac could cause weather related problems even if tampa dodges a direct hit. already this week a thunderstorm with 60-mile-per-hour winds knocked down some of the tents that now crowd the tampa bay times forum that's hosting the republican gathering. party members knew this was the height of hurricane season but went forward with tampa as the host city anyway, in part because the area has not taken a direct hurricane hit for nine decades. the 1921 hurricane was a category three. it left the region devastated. were isaac to follow a similar route to tampa, it would be up to the mayor to call for an evacuation. >> the odds are very small it would happen. we haven't been hit by a hurricane for 90 years. we plan for this every year. that's what we live with in florida. >> reporter: eight weeks ago a storm named debbie caused flooding and major road closures

that disrupted the region for three days. and that was just a tropical storm. police have trained for more than a year. they expect tens of thousands of protesters. with 4,000 officers on hand, many on loan from other florida sheriff's offices, the tampa police say they are ready. just one potential problem. if isaac hits hard, some of those loaned officers may have to stay home to help victims in their own communities. now, the tampa police chief says if more security officers are needed, the national guard is on stand by. matt. >> kerry sanders in tampa this morning. kerry, thank you very much. we're going to have the latest on isaac throughout the weekend. i'll be in tampa for the republican national convention. can you watch that coverage right here on "today." >> time for a check of the other top stories. natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. justice in norway as anders breivik has been convicted of

carrying out a massacre that killed 77 people in bombs and gun attacks. breivik was deemed sane and found guilty of premedicated murder. the maximum prison term allowed under norwegian law was 21 years. but breivik received a prison term that allowed authorities to keep him behind bars as long as he is considered dangerous. new details about james holmes, the man accused of opening fire at a colorado movie center last month. when holmes was a student, the school was concerned enough about his behavior to run a background check on him. in june holmes failed an oral exam, he with drew from school later. prosecutors argue the events leading up to the july 20th massacre could help them pinpoint to a motive. a girl reported missing more than two years ago has now been found in illinois. just 15 years old when she disappeared, the girl told police she escaped after become held captive for years and being

repeatedly sexually assaulted. police also recovered her young child, who she says was the product of rape by her captor. a 24-year-old manned has been arrested. an ambassador in iraq faces hit-and-run charges after a vehicle collided with his truck. he faces intoxicated driving charges. the lopping time diplomat arrested the 14th and registered blood alcohol twice the legal limit. he was awarded presidential medal of freedom in 2009. wildfires scorching california, more than 60 homes destroyed and threatening more. firefighters on the scene battling the blaze. a bizarre and terrifying video from boston when a woman carrying her 4-year-old child walked straight off the platform falling onto the tracks below.

she told transit officials she thought she could board the train across the tracks from her platform. good samaritans jumped in to save the mother and her son. she and her son are fine but she says she's never taking the subway again. now headed to the stock exchange. good morning. >> reporter: the markets on track for the biggest lost all summer as wall street braces for back to school news rush which could face news whether they will stimulate the economy further. greece and germany meet to renegotiate the greek bailout. the country's prime minister say it could include selling islands. kelly. >> from the new york stock exchange. thank you. after winning two gold medals at the london olympics, you'd think nothing would make gymnast gabby douglas nervous. she admitted throwing out the ceremonial pitch gave her the jitters.

gabby gave a wild throw but won the crowd anyone with her golden girl smile. that's all right to us. now back to matt, savannah and al. >> still better than half the mets pitchers. >> al. >> i'm from queens. >> making friends, making friends roker. >> you've got a busy morning. >> we certainly do. our friends along the southeastern atlantic coast looking at wet weather. heavy showers and thunderstorms all-star from savannah to cape hatteras. anywhere from one to three inches of rain all the way up to norfolk. as we make our way out west, dallas, kansas city, heavy showers and thunderstorms, generally one to two inches of rain, locally could be as much as three inches in central nebraska and kansas. thbr >> good morning. we will see increasing clouds as we move into the afternoon.

>> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thank you. there's new fallout about the book about osama bin laden. the navy s.e.a.l. that helped pull off the raid. many, especially in the military community, are not happy about the book. jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon. >> reporter: navy s.e.a.l.s are committed to keeping their secrets secret. it's not surprising this morning many of them feel they have been betrayed. the raid that killed osama bin laden was loudly heralded as the single biggest success in decades. you didn't hear it from the navy

s.e.a.l.s who carried out the mission until now. "no easy day." the firsthand bt of the mission that killed osama bin laden was written under a pseudonym, a former member of seal team six who now lives in alaska. according to the publisher, the author gives a blow by blow narrative of the saul. he was one of the first men through the door and watched bin laden take his last breath. u.s. officials tell nbc news many in this s.e.a.l. community are outraged one of their own would break the seal of silence. brandon webb is a navy s.e.a.l. and author. >> i have friend at the command of team s.e.a.l. six definitely feel this was a betrayal, that one of their own got out and immediately, you know, essentially is looked at selling out. >> reporter: it wouldn't be the first big leak of information about the bin laden raid. >> i think it was so famous a

raid, so successful, that the temptation to leak on the part of everyone involved, including the political leadership, was infantrymenous. >> reporter: in fact, the white house was accused of collaborating with a famemaker who made a movie about bin laden to give president obama a political boost. the white house denied it. if the book contains any leaks, they could be criminal. books written about secret or classified information must first be reviewed and cleared by the military or appropriate agency. military, pentagon and cia officials tell nbc news, the author did not submit this book for review. but prosecuting such cases can prove difficult. and in this instance, unpopular. >> to drag this person into court, the one person who risked his life to make sure this operation succeeded, that seems to me to be a huge roadblock for the prosecution. >> reporter: in response to the book the top commander of all

special operations bill mccraven sent out this open let tore all his forces saying when it comes to talking about special operations, whether the motive is personal, political, or even profit, the best policy is to keep your mouth shut. savannah. >> jfrom the pentagon. a fresco making headlines for all the wrong reasons. duncan is in london with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this 19th century painting of jesus looking slightly worn hanging on the wall of a small church, needed a little help. instead the fresco got a makeover from an elderly woman that didn't restore it, kind of ruined it. it was described as a romantic, gentle depiction of jesus and had huge sentimental value to the parishioners of this town.

now the 100-year-old fresco looks like this, delicate brush strokes gone hidden under thick layers of paint all under the hand of this woman. >> we felt everything was falling down and fixed it. the fresco was looking a little worn after a century hanging in the damp church. jiminez said she had the permission. >> no, of course, everybody in the church could see me doing the painting. what's more upsetting, the artist's family had just donated money for a professional restoration. it was bad enough she painted the tunic of the granddaughter but got worse when she got to the face because now the painting is destroyed. experts are doubtful it could be destroyed. >> famous. might consider leaving it alone and not interfering anymore.

>> reporter: known as behold, the man is now known as behold the monkey. there will be a meeting with experts to see if it can be saved. some suggest before painting over she scraped away parts of the original. >> duncan, thank you very much. this is not good. >> i can even look at it. >> but she doesn't be at all upset about it. >> she said, we fixed it. she fixed it. >> here is the before. again, it's got some problems, there's no question. here is the after. >> is nothing sacred? apparently not. maybe they can fix it, unfix the fix. >> somebody needs to say, oops, my bad. still ahead a british newspaper defies the royal

family, being the first there to publish the photo of prince harry in las vegas. more on that but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. an investigation continues into a suspicious death in northeast baltimore. city police officers were called to the home at ravenwood avenue 6:30 last night, where they say they found an unidentified man dead. no word on how the man died, but homicide detectives are involved in the investigation. there are problems on the roadways. >> west side of the beltway has

been a mess. accident cleared, and now we have another one on the outer loop of security boulevard. we are seeing some delays for sure. we are seeing the delays on 795. main street remains closed between old columbia pike west chester road ellicott city. also in sykesville, route 99, crash there. corporate drive, we have an alternating traffic pattern in effect for a water main break. we will give you a live look outside and check on the major roadways. old court road, nw corner, you can see rescue crews on the way to the scene. 95 south of 100 and howard county, looks like things are moving just fine.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 70 degrees in parkville, 69 in pikesville. b.w.i. thurgood marshall, 67 degrees. we are starting off today pretty mild and we will see increasing clouds as we head into the afternoon. highs in the upper 80s to the low 90s. storm system approaches from the south. that brings rain chances back this weekend.

7:30 now on this friday morning, august 24th, 2012. train is pulling into our plaza for a live concert this morning. you can see their fans are fired up. they are taking the stage for our whole 8:30 half hour. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. missy franklin known not for her swimming but dancing as well. >> breakout medalist, a really nice young lady. she's back in high school. she's weighing a big decision, stay in amateur, compete in college or go pro and cash in on what happens to be some pretty

lucrative offers dangled in front of her right now. we'll talk to missy about that and other things she has going on as well. >> good options. if you book valuation vacations some travel sites conspiring with hotel chains to fix prices artificially high. more on that story coming up. the story for redemption for a guy that deserves it. major league umpire jim joyce is notable. he's the guy who made a bad call that cost a pitcher a perfect game last week. this week he became a hero when he helped save the life of a ballpark worker. jim and the woman will share their story coming up. first, tropical storm isaac still posing some risk to the tampa area, of course the site of next week's republican national convention. >> big concerns. as we know a couple mondays --

months ago, tropical storm deb y caused problems. isaac while not making a direct hit will cause a glancing blow and cause problems. isaac, 160 miles an hour south of santo domingo moving west with 45-mile-per-hour winds. you can see on the radar, already heavy rains moving into puerto rico. that's going to spread into hispaniola causing problems for haiti where there's hundreds of thousands in tent cities across that island. here is the path of the storm, the way we look at it right now. we've got hurricane watches up for hispaniola, also hurricane warnings up, tropical storm warnings as you move into cuba, the bahamas and cayman islands as well. saturday over land around 2:00. 50-mile-per-hour winds, still a tropical storm. sunday makes its way out into water. by early monday morning coming across key west as a tropical storm. then it gets out into the warm waters of the gulf. it starts to strengthen and it

becomes a category one storm, sometime landfall between new orleans and pensacola around 1:00 a.m. as a hurricane, i should say, a lot of rain. not looking for a lot of wind but we are looking for a lot of rain. that's >> increasing clouds on this friday. high temperatures a little warmer today. the wind will be east 5 miles per hour >> and that's your latest weather. matt. >> thank you very much. now to the controversial photos of prince harry. the royal family has attempted to keep them out of the british

papers. this morning one paper has made the decision to show them. stephanie gosk at buckingham palace with more on this. good morning. >> good morning, matt. people in this country are really scratching their head when the british media decided not to run with these photos, especially when anyone with the internet and five seconds on their hands can get ahold of them. it's been three days since prince harry's wild vacation was exposed. two photos taken in his hotel suite spread as fast as the internet could move them, lightning fast. it took a day for "the sun" to reveal the prince himself. the managing editor, he felt he needed to explain. >> this is about freedom of the press. ludicrous situation where a people can be seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world on the internet but can't be seen in the nation's favorite paper. >> reporter: the palace went to the british press complaints

commission to argue that the photos were a violation of prince harry's privacy. the british media listened. not a single major news organization has used the photos. in a statement today "the sun" argues the 27-year-old's behavior in las vegas was not that of a man jealously guarding his privacy. neither were his security detail, the two metropolitan police officers on guard who let cameras or cell phones into the suite. >> this is a vip room with a potential head of state, and you just don't do that. that should have been checked, bagged, secured outside the room. when those people left, they would have gotten all their belongings back. >> reporter: prince harry's friend arthur landon with prince harry says he believes it may have been one of the guests invited into the room, an $8,000 a night suite like this one at the wynn hotel. l

landon who says he was not in the suite that night said, "some people have been hinting that it was one of his friends who took the pictures. but that is absolutely not true. none of his friends would do that. we are very careful. he went on to say whoever did sell the pictures to the press were, in his words, despicable. prince harry will resume his military duties next week. the defense says they won't comment whether or not he will be reprimanded. either way i'm sure the prince will be happy that this vacation is coming to an end. matt. >> all right. stephanie gosk in london for us. steph, thanks so much. up next, make of the most popular travel websites accused of price fixing hotel room rates. we'll tell you more about that right after this. dum ♪ ♪ look out baby 'cause here i come ♪ ♪ and i'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ so get ready ♪ so get ready ♪ gonna try to make you love me too ♪ ♪ so get ready ♪ so get ready

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back now at 7:40. this morning rossen reports, consumer alert for anyone that uses internet to book vacations, are prices at some hotels fixed so you pay more. correspondent jeff rossen here with this story. good morning to you. >> i know you, myself, we all want a great deal. when booking a trip you go online and shop around for the best price, expedia, travelocity. now big accusations of price fixing at the travel website and biggest hotel chains are scheming together so you don't get a deal no matter how hard you look. >> price line negotiator. >> get the travelocity guarantee

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price wars, which is good for the consumer, they have all agreed to sell the same rooms at the same price. that way the sites don't undercut each other and they all profit. >> the winner herert internet travel companies and the losers are the consumers. >> reporter: here is an example. say i want to book a room at the san diego hotel. watch what happens when i price the same room, refundable king, on five different sites. we'll start here on expedia. the rate $189. on travelocity, $189. orbitz, the rate here, $189. and it's the same price on booking.com and hotels.com. >> the consumer is led to believe if he or she looks thank you whole bunch of websites, you're going to find the best deal. the fact is that's a sham. there is really no best deal, it's all the same deal. >> reporter: the hotel chains deny breaking the law and say

they will fight the suit as does orbitz, misrepresents how hotel reservations are marketed online. travelocity denies any anti-competitive behavior. the others declined to comment. >> the effect on consumers, they are being deceived and overpaid for their hotel rooms. >> the lawsuit demands money back for customers and a stop to the alleged price fixing. in the meantime, travel experts say before you book online, you should just call the hotel itself, tell them on the phone, hey, this is the lowest rate i'm finding. can you do any better. savannah, sometimes the hotel if they have extra rooms available will over the phone grant you a lower rate. >> worth a call. coming up next, a lifesaving call for a major league umpire famous before for blowing a perfect game for the pitcher. we'll talk to him and the woman he saved. next we'll catch up with the duggers, all 24 of them but first these messages. you can actually use...les but mr. single miles can't join his friends

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key call made by a major league umpire. you may remember this guy. the call didn't happen on the field. we'll talk to jim joyce and the woman whose life he saved in a moment. but first their story. >> ground ball, right side, cabrera will cut it off. galarraga, he's out. no, he's safe. >> until this week baseball umpire jim joyce was best known for a bad call he made in the ballpark two years ago. one that cost armando gal rarra, a young pitch he for tdodgers a place in history. he apologized and explained himself on "today." >> it was one of those plays that was very close. i had been telling myself that, you know, one more out and this kid has a perfect game. when that play happened, it exploded, and i came up with safe. just a day after the call heard

around the world, an unexpected act of forgiveness that stunned everyone. that same pitcher walked out onto the field and shook joyce's hand on the plate. a simple but symbolic gesture that left the veteran umpire in tears. this week another call made by jim joyce is getting attention, one of life and death. when joyce showed up for work monday, he saw jayne powers, a longtime diamondbacks employee collapse. he quickly jumped into action and began performing cpr until an ambulance took her to the hospital. joyce was honored for his actions wednesday night. he's with us along with jayne powers. good morning to both of you. >> good morning, matt. >> good morning. >> jayne, how do you feel? i know you were released from the hospital, i believe, just a day or so ago. how are you doing? >> i'm a little sore but i'm glad i'm sitting here talk you to you. >> i can imagine. you went to work, told some

friends at work you weren't feeling too well. do you remember what happened next? >> i remember telling my friend, it was during our preshift meeting before we were going out to the stadium. i told her, i said i wasn't feeling well. i said if i pass out -- that's all i remember. i remember my friend saying, does anybody know cpr. does anybody know cpr. i had a look of stress on my face, obviously, because i was hearing everything but nobody was responding. and then jim was walking down the tunnel right where i was, and all of a sudden he came out of nowhere and he said, i know cpr and he took over from there. >> jim, had you ever performed cpr in an emergency situation before? >> just one time, matt, almost 30 years ago. >> did it kick in as instinct. i know you learned it as a lifeguard when you were 16. did it just kick in? >> yes, it did.

it was nothing more than in steenextinct -- instinct. i knew jayne was in trouble. when i checked her vitals, there was no pulse. i knew she was in a lot of trouble at that particular time. literally it was instinct that took over. >> just like we hear all the time, you did cpr to the song staying alive. >> i said it in my head. i don't know if i was saying it out live. i know it was in my head. that's the new cpr, that's the rhythm you do the chest compression to. >> you were rushed to the hospital. do you have any idea how long you did cpr, by the way? >> we kind of figured it was probably somewhere between four and five, maybe six minutes. >> jayne you got rushed to the hospital. they im planted a pacemaker. was this a heart attack? was this a seizure? what have they told you? >> no.

i went into cardiac arrest. i wasn't really a seizure. it was an erratic heartbeat that was malfunctioning in my heart, which caused me to go into cardiac arrest. >> jim, i know you had the chance to go to the hospital and visit with jayne. what was that like for you? >> i think it was pretty emotional for all of us involved. my wife kay was with me and jayne's brother john was there. i said a couple words and then the emotions just took over. i think it was maybe 30 seconds of downtime after that, because we all had to take a couple deep breaths and just catch ourselves. >> jayne, we are so happy you're okay. we're happy jim was walking down that hallway. it's another example. umpires are often the unsung heroes of major league baseball and now for a completely different reason. jim, it's good to have you in the headlines for all the right reasons. >> thank you, matt.

there's also one thing i like to convey to everybody out there, cpr can be learned by anybody and it only takes one time. even if you never use it again but that one time, it might be the most important time in somebody's life. >> absolutely well said. jim, thank you so much. jayne, continued recovery to you. >> thank you so much. still ahead, we've got a live concert from train coming up after your local news. [ music playing ] and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges,

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> i am not going to sugar coat it for you, the west side of the beltway is a mess on the outer loop. crash at security boulevard is blocking 3 left lanes. only one lane is squeezing by. five miles per hour past 795. ministry remains closed between old columbia and westchester road. in sykesville, route 32 and route 99. we still have an alternating traffic pattern there.

we will give you a live look outside just north of security boulevard. it looks like two left lanes are blocked. two squeezing by. that volume of traffic is just terrible. old court road, you can see that that traffic is almost a dead stop there past 795 down to the accident scene approaching security boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is a mild start to the day. 77 degrees downtown. 71 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. across the day, rock hall sitting at 70 degrees. currently seeing a lot of clouds on the satellite picture, with a storm system developing down to the south. this guy is what is going to affect our weather going into the weekend. more clouds, better chances for rain. but today, mostly dry.

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24th day of august, 2012. we have come outside to hang out with a big crowd on the plaza. these folks are here to see the grammy winning band train perform for our entire 8:30 half hour, which is a good deal. out on the plaza, matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. and another reason for people on the plaza to be excited. >> one of the absolute darlings, missy franklin, swimming sensation. we are going to talk to her about that big decision she has looming whether to go pro and

cash in on offers or stay amateur and swim in college. ask her what it's like to win those medals and go back to high school. she's ditching school today. >> she started last week. this is her first day off. kids, stay in school. also ahead a family could probably fill up a good portion of this stage. talking about the duggars live, about to start a new season of their reality show. we'll catch up with all 24 of them. >> wow, they can fill up their own college classroom. in case your kids are getting ready for college, we want to make sure they are ready. everything from the hidden cost to the emotional side of leaving home. we've got a survival guide for both your students and the parents. >> all right. before we get to all that, we want to get to the day's other top stories. natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. the u.s. anti-doping agency says it will strip seven-time tour de france winner lance armstrong of

his titles and ban him from competitive cycling. this after he announced he was ending his fight against the agency saying, quote, enough is enough. the usada claimed armstrong took performance enhancing drugs. he denied those claims. isaac closing in on haiti and the dominican republic where tropical storm warnings in place. isaac expected to dump heavy rains on the region. right now it's on track to hit the gulf coast. a drug resistant super bug is blamed for the deaths of six people at the national institute of health. nbc's tom costello in bethesda, maryland with more. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, natalie, good morning to you. hospital infections are all too common. experts say if a super bug can get loose here at the nih here with all they have to bear, it can happen anywhere. it happened here at one of the nation's elite research hospitals outside washington.

a drug resistant strain of pneumonia kpc. first showed up last year in a 43-year-old female patient, immune compromised. while she was treated in isolation and released, two months later things got very scary. the super bug began showing up in the bloom stream of other patients. >> during the course of this outbreak at nih, this bacteria developed resistance to all known antibiotics. >> from june to december, a total of 18 patients infected, 11 died, though five died from their underlying diseases. it wasn't until researchers tried something new, 20th century detective work, and decoded the bacteria's dna that they were able to identify it and stop it from spreading. >> we were frightened to death about the organism. we made a full-court press. we closed units, we constructed walls. >> the center for disease

control says the kpc strain first showed up in 2001 and has since spread to every state. each year one in 20 patients develops some sort of drug resistant infection in the hospital. nearly 100,000 die. kpc is just one of many bacteria that is now drug resistant. while docto are desperate for new antibiotics to fight the bacteria, there's nothing in the immediate drug pipeline. >> if we lose the ability to treat these organisms that are so common with the available antibiotics, we go back to the dark ages in terms of people dying of simple wound infections. >> reporter: doctors at the cdc say if you or a loved one have to go to the hospitalf you're admitted, try to limit the time you're in any hospital and insist anyone who comes in the room, especially nurses, always washes their hands again and again. natalie, back to you. >> good advice. tom costello in bethesda, maryland. the woman who survived a

flesh eating disease is back home. 24-year-old amy copeland returned home after losing her hands, right foot and left leg. a look at what's trending, what has you talking online. madonna is waving the white flag in her feud with elton john or is she. at a recent concert in france she forgave sir elton for calling her a fair ground stripper. >> a fan of this. i know he's a big fan of mine. you know what, i forgive him. >> but it may not be water under the bridge. the song she dedicated to him was masterpiece, which sparked the feud when it beat e..on john's hello hello at the golden globe. these racy pictures on yahoo! and shared on facebook. we can see why. celine dion and nicole kidman posing for a sexy shoot for d

magazine. jimmy fallon rag time barbershop quartet is going viral with their rendition of a bob marley classic. ♪ girl going to make you sweat you can't sweat no more if you cry out i'm going to push you some more ♪ >> a late night fan wrote into fallon asking him to combine reggae with barber shop music. you know what, jimmy, it works. it always works. 8:06, back outside to al with a check of the weather. is there anything he can't do. >> i think we ought to do a little barber shop quartet. i think it would be fun. who is the birthday girl? what's your name? >> ashley. >> where are you from. >> pennsylvania. >> and you all talk together? >> yeah. >> and you all wear the same outfits and you have antennas and blond hair. just amazing. happy birthday, ashley. let's see what we've got as far as your weather is concerned. the latest on isaac, 170 miles

east southwest of santo domingo, 50-mile-an-hour winds, starting to strengthen, winds at 15 miles an hour moving west. makes landfall possibly early monday morning around the keys of florida, then makes its way on into the gulf and possibly again around the gulf coast, central gulf coast sometime wednesday morning. a risk of strong storms in the northern plains. also heavy rain along the southeastern mid-atlantic, beautiful weather in the pacific at >> good morning. we will see increasing clouds as we move into the afternoon.

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families, the dug arrest. they are gearing up for the sixth season of their popular tlc show, "19 kids and counting." they are all with us this morning. hey, duggars, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> i'm still full from that morning we had breakfast together last season. you probably just finished clearing the dishes. >> that was a lot of fun. we enjoyed having you over. >> when you come here, have you a big announcement. let's get that out of the way. do you have any news this morning? >> not that i know of. we would love to but we don't today. >> that actually raises a good question. i know you love children and would welcome any kids that come along with open arms. but are you actively hoping to have more kids? >> we definitely are. we would love for the lord to give us more. we will wait and see. today isn't one of those days

where we get to make that kind of announcement. our big announcement is our new season starting up. >> we have fun trying. >> jim bob, you sly dog you. one thing we get to see this season is the duggar family trip. you packed everybody up to go to a family wedding in florida. how much organization does that have to take? how early do you have to start packing? >> wow, that was quite a different way of doing it. we went earlier and our oldest daughter janet was the one that started packing. she had a lot of helpers help her to do that. >> well, it looks like quite the ordeal. what was it like for the little ones to get to be involved in that wedding? was that fun? >> they enjoyed it so much. i think the little ones especially that got to ride in this beautiful little decorated wagon, they enjoyed that a lot. i think just the fun of getting to see our family members through anna's family, anna's

sister priscilla married david. it was a beautiful ceremony. >> we want to talk to you guys a lot more in our next hour. just wanted to say hi, so we'll see you in a little bit. okay? >> great. >> 8:12 now. here is matt. >> savannah, thanks. we talked a lot about swimming sensation missy franklin leading up to the london olympic games, the 17-year-old missile certainly lived up to the hype winning five medals, four of those were gold. she also set a world record in the 200 meter backstroke and just started her senior year of high school. missy, it's great to see you. welcome back. >> thank you. >> how do you do that? seriously, how do you go from what you just experienced in london and just start school again? >> it's my friends and family. i was so excited to get back and see my classmates and see regis again. >> let's mention regis, not regis philbin. most students the night before the first day of school make

sure they have the right outfit, the right notebooks, you did jay leno. so it has to set you apart. are you worried at all you'll never be able to be viewed as just a student again? >> definitely not. regis is such a special place for me to just be missy. all my classmates know i'm there to have fun. give me a space to be me. >> yet you have all these opportunities that are different. there's no question about it. by the way, congratulations, you just booked an acting gig. >> i did. >> tell us about the project. >> i got a cameo in a movie "internship," owens wilson. >> what are you going to do? >> you'll have to see. >> it's a secret? you're not allowed to tell us anything? >> nothing. >> everyone who knows you knows you're a belieber. >> i am. >> one of the perks of winning

five olympic medals is -- >> he notices you. >> what happened? >> he sent me a huge care package. i go home, my mom is onso cute, she had it set out on the table, t-shirts, cds. >> he has a concert in denver. are you going to be able to go? >> i'm going to be able to go. it's in january. my friend bought me tickets for my birthday. we're going to get back stage passes. >> you got a tattoo. >> i did. so weird. >> you're going to have to help me. i told my kids they can't get a tattoo until they are 18. help me out. where duties a tattoo. >> on my right hip, the olympic rings. it's the only tattoo i'm going to get. i grew up watching all my big role models with that tattoo, i wanted it so bad. >> now the decision, so much talked about, stay amateur and compete in college or go pro and take advantage of what i would imagine are crazy lucrative offers waved in front of your

face. where do you stand? >> right now we've definitely talked about it a little bit. i think we still want to talk about it more. as of right now we've had college coaches coming to the house and i will be taking my visits in the fall and we'll go from there. >> does the fact you have said so many times in the past that you're going to swim in college in some ways make this a no win situation? are you afraid of going back on your word? >> i think so. it's hard. i definitely put it out there i do want to swim in college, something i want to do. i don't want people to think that's not how i feel anymore because it is. >> if you hadn't said that, do you think you'd be in the direction of going pro. >> i still think i want to swim in college. just because i said that, it doesn't amplify the fact i want to do it. i've always wanted to do it whether i said something about it or not. >> i know you're going to participate in the doubles of the u.s. open. >> i am. i'm apologizing now for everyone that wants. >> carly rae jepsen. >> i'm not sure what's going to happen. i'm going to go there and do

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first thing to do, straight talk about alcohol and drug use. >> we have to think about safety. safety comes with knowing what to do about alcohol and drugs. you can say don't do it. it's not going to happen. your kids are. be honest, factual, encourage them to go out with a buddy and be safe, know what they are getting into and stand up for themselves. if they want to say no, say no. >> healthy living, sleep at the top of the list. >> without sleep we don't function well. in college it's easy to not get enough sleep. try to get, we want to say seven to sate, as much as you can, you'll function better, do better in school. >> the dreaded freshman 15, weight gain. >> weight gain is a tough thing, start teaching them healthy eating, prepare them to have water in their room, granl ark bars, good healthy snacks so they don't have to order pizza. they have things ready to go. >> another, healthy exercise. >> we want to be doing that. a lot of schools offer for one credit, bonus fitness, get a

credit, someone to exercise with. >> another huge skill, time management. >> this might be the most important thing. we don't know how to schedule ourselves. as a teenager you're often ready for someone to schedule it for you. don't schedule morning classes if you won't get up, work with a friend for good study habits, work with your adviser, ask for help. >> good advice as they enter adulthood. thank you. >> here is matt. >> savannah, thanks. college comes with a huge price tag. that goes well beyond tuition. jean chatzky, good morning. >> good morning. >> you say there are hidden costs, you need to know about them of this snes are the places kids get into trouble financially. the first are food. there are swipes which get you all you can eat meal then there are dining dollars on many campuses. your kids need to understand dining dollars need to be budged. how many meals should they buy

and how much are they spending each meal to keep it clean. >> break it down, understand it going in. next atm cost, kids need cash on a regular basis and fees. >> $3 a pop if you're using a bank you don't bank with. the best thing to do is just open a bank account on the campus bank and make sure you maintain a minimum balance. >> how do you feel about credit cards for kids in college? >> you know, i was never a fan of kids having their own credit cards, which they can no longer do. >> a law against that. >> the card act, 21 or an income. i do think it's a good move to sign your kids up as an authorized using one of your cards so they come out of school with a credit history. if they want to buy a car or get an apartment they are going to need that. just make sure you monitor the bill. >> to offset costs, a lot of students need a part-time job. your advice is look early. >> look early especially if you're on a rural campus. those work-study jobs go fast.

look for a job you can keep more than one year. that's how you get raises. >> good information. over to al. >> thanks so much. all the cool kids stocked up with the latest gadgets. how do you decide what for your family. mario armstrong our expert. laptop can bust your budget. >> $499 for this dell, though. you do not have to spend a lot of money to get a decent laptop. 15r, great for research, papers. >> enough ram. >> good hard drive, a good deal. >> textbook. you can spend a lot of dough. >> i have one here. here you can rent them. for half the price. a math book for $65. normally if you bought it, it would be $100. ebooks are huge using an app called inkling, do a lot of things, looking at chapter, buy by chapter, video, motion. >> speaking of video kids want to watch tv. >> $179 for this thin 24 inch tosh in ark, sit in your dorm

room, $179. >> you like these speakers. >> they are only $39, the jam box. they sound amazing, al. bluetooth wireless, connect the cord, different colors, look great. >> you look rap, your roommate looks country. >> you need good headphones, fab.com, awesome set of headphones, sound gray for $24. >> save surprise. >> organization is key. quirky.com has great ideas $29.99 and up to keep things neat and decluttered. >> mario armstrong. thanks so much. >> you're welcome, al. >> just ahead, a live concert on the plaza. but first -- >> happy about school. >> first your local news and weather. there you go. get ready for train.

>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. . >> let's get a final check on the morning commute with kim dacey. >> outer loop secured boulevard has cleared. all lanes are open. you can see the delays are lingering. residual delays on 795 southbound and eastbound towards the beltway outer loop there. klees mill road, we have a crash to watch for. ellicott city, closures on main street between old columbia pike west chester road. woodsdale, corporate drive, a water main break there. we have two-way traffic pattern

in effect. it could cause some delays through the morning commute. we will give you a live look outside at the major roadways. you can see this is a slow go all the way down the west side outer loop. harford road, things are looking good on the topside. ava, over two years. >> 70 degrees in white marsh. b.w.i. thurgood marshall at 71. downtown, 77 degrees. a lot of clouds building in. storm system is developing to our south. likely to move off of the coast and bring clouds and rain chances as well. clouds continue to increase. highs in the upper eighties to low 90s. a little bit of a warmer day. looking at here seven-day forecast, cooler tomorrow.

transfer rain at any point tomorrow. -- chance 4 rain at any point tomorrow. >> we will have another updateíñ

♪ >> 8:30 now on this friday morning august 24th, 2012. we are getting a jump-start on the weekend with a great concert in rockefeller plaza. train will take the stage for the full half hour just ahead. good morning. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, al roker.

>> as we get ready to head to the labor day weekend, matchbox 20 will take over the concert stage, a special holiday edition of our concert. september 18th, get ready, one of our favorites, pink will be here live in concert as well. batten down the hatches and mark your calendars. >> still to come, some of the hottest news why the world can't get enough of this korean rock star and his crazy dance. >> get him on our plaza. >> all right. and then the duggars were here earlier. they have got a lot more to talk about. we talked to them briefly in our last half hour. they are going to join us a little later on to continue the discussions. >> all right. we want to say hello to the bronze medalist.

great to see you. let me get this straight. gloria estefan threw you a celebration party when you got back to miami. >> yeah, it was a lot of fun. >> have you been partying nonstop since you got home. >> not much partying. >> the gym where you work out, a lot of the younger athletes are looking at you saying you are their inspiration. what does it mean to you? >> it's a huge deal. that's kind of one of my bigger goals to always try to inspire the younger kids like i was inspired with the people i used to watch. >> you're back now. you've had a little time to digest this. as you look back at the experience, what was the highlight, one of the highlights for you? >> you mean besides -- >> besides this. >> just being in the village. it was great to see all the different countries, all the different sports. it was really a lot of fun. a lot of love for the sport. everybody kind of understood each other. >> i know you already have your sights set orneryo. how soon in advance do you start training and getting back in

preolympic shape. >> basically immediately. i'm going to take a little vacation. after that i'll come back and keep training. >> does the lucky towel go everywhere with you as you have it today? the blankie? >> no, no, not a blankie. >> everybody needs their good luck charm. >> linus. >> people have been calling me that on twitter. >> good to see you back here in the states. congratulations. >> great to have you here. let's get a check of the weather. >> let's take a quick look at the weekend and see what we've got for you. we are looking at rain getting involved from isaac down so southern florida, western half of the country, rain in the u.s. then on sunday -- sunday! -- we've got more heavy rain moving into southern florida. sunny and hot in texas on into the west, showers in the pacific northwest. >> increasing clouds on this

friday. high temperatures a little warmer today. the wind will be east 5 miles per hour >> with the approach of tropical storm isaac. any time you need weather go to weather channel on cable or weather.com. now let's check in with willard scott. hi, willie. >> lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. take a look, from palm harbor, walter matter, 102 years. loves fishing.

i bet he loves cooking the fish he caught. mae keane in middlebury, connecticut, 106 years old today. great dancer. she certainly enjosie an occasional bailey's irish cream. does she put it in coffee? i don't know. she didn't write that. willie ballard-lynn. 100 years old. the happiest when surrounded by her loving family. that means an awful lot to almost all these folks. that's great. james and eloise hawkins from canton, missouri. they have been married 75 years. they are crazy about each other. once in a while a little smooch to keep things interesting. william laun, 101 years old, a world war ii veteran, loves telling jokes. erva lynch from summerfield,

florida is 107 years old. she says the best thing about getting older is there's no peer pressure. she can do what she well pleases. how about that. now back to new york where they do what they do. >> willard, thank you very much. when we come back, concert up on that stage. but first this is "today" on nbc.

>> announcer: toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> it's time to kick off our friday concert in rockefeller concert. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, train. ♪ hey hey hey your lipstick stains

on the front lobe of my left side brains ♪ ♪ i knew i wouldn't forget you and so i went and let you blow my mind your sweet moonbeam ♪ ♪ the smell of you in every single dream i dream ♪ ♪ i knew when we collided you're the one i have decided who's one of my kind ♪ ♪ hey soul sister ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo ♪ ♪ the way you move ain't fair you know ♪ ♪ hey soul sister, i don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight ♪ ♪ hey hey hey

just in time, i'm so glad you have a one track mind like me ♪ ♪ you gave my life direction a game show love connection we can't deny ♪ ♪ i'm so obsessed my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest ♪ ♪ i believe in you like a virgin, you're madonna and i'm always gonna wanna blow your mind ♪ ♪ hey soul sister ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo ♪ ♪ the way you move ain't fair you know ♪ ♪ hey soul sister i don't wanna miss

a single thing you do tonight ♪ ♪ the way you can cut a rug watching you is the only drug i need ♪ ♪ so gangster, i'm so thug you're the only one i'm dreaming of ♪ ♪ you see i can be myself now finally in fact there's nothing i can't be ♪ ♪ i want the world to see you'll be with me ♪ ♪ hey soul sister ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo ♪ ♪ the way you move ain't fair you know ♪ ♪ hey soul sister i don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight ♪ ♪ hey soul sister i don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight ♪ ♪ hey hey hey tonight

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> there's a lot more where that came from. we are back with more music from train in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

about 20 years now. they have been churning outnumber one hits and selling lots of albums. now they are on tour. their latest cd is called california 37. nice to see you. welcome back. how are you doing? so i was thinking about your early days since it's been 20 years. all those days of playing little

clubs and trying to get gigs, are those memories miles away or do you still think about it? >> i love those days. they still feel really great. but i love this, too. i love we're playing in new york city, central park on monday, thousands of people there, really good. >> how does life on the road treat you these days? touring with these guys, all copacetic? >> i don't think we've ever had more fun together. i just think we really miss our families. we travel the world now. it's a pretty big place when it's not on the internet. >> what's with the woodstock atmosphere. i hear it's a lovefest, people come up on stage and getting married at your concerts. >> with "marry me" a lot of people getting engaged. they do. scott has been ordained recently so he marries here and there. >> picking up spare change on the side. you guys are also entrepreneurs. not only music business but

you're into wine with a cause in mine. >> on san francisco.com, the simi san francisco wine company and we make wine and we give this money to this incredible charity called family house in san francisco. new, we started yesterday, we've combined chocolate with wine and gar deli combined with us and we make chocolate bars. all that goes, too. >> we want to make an announcement, since you're winemakers, they have decided to make you the official band of the "today" show. >> what are you going to play now? >> say good-bye.

♪ my heart is paralyzed my head was oversized ♪ ♪ i'll take the high road like i should ♪ ♪ you said it's meant to be it's not you, it's me ♪ ♪ you're leaving now ♪ you're leaving now for good. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i returned everything i ever bought her help me, help me ♪ ♪ i'm all out of lies and ways to say you died ♪ ♪

♪ my pride still feels the sting you were my everything someday i'll find a love like yours ♪ ♪ a love like yours ♪ she'll think i'm superman ♪ not super minivan how could you leave on yom kippur ♪ that's cool. >> but if my friends ask where you are prime minister i'm gonna say she was caught in a mudslide eaten by a lion got run over by a crappy purple scion. ♪ membership me, help me

i'm no good at good buys ♪ ♪ she dried up in the desert drowned in a hot tub chanced to death at an east side nightclub help me help me ♪ ♪ i'm all out of lies and ways to say you died ♪ ♪ i wanna live a thousand lives with you i wannabe the one you're dying to love ♪ ♪ but you don't want to ♪ that's cool but if my friends ask where you are i'm gonna say ♪ ♪ that's cool but if my friends ask where you are i'm gonna say ♪ ♪ she went down in an airplane fried getting sun stand fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand help me help me

i'm no good at good byes she met a shark under water fell and no one caught her i returned everything i ever bought her help me help me i'm all out of lies she was caught by a mudslide ♪ ♪ help me help me ♪ i'm all out of lies and ways to say you died ♪ >> music from train friday morning. ahead this is "today" on nbc.

>> all week we've been asking you to vote for one of the songs you want train to perform. the choices were drive by, is this love, or save me san francisco. which song won? ladies and gentlemen, here's train. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ i was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell because i really fell for you ♪ ♪ oh i swear to you i'll be there for you this is not a drive by just a shy guy looking for a two ply hefty bag to hold my love when you move me everything is groovy they don't like it sue me either way you do me oh i swear to you i'll be there for you this is not a drive by ♪ ♪ please believe that when i leave ♪ ♪ there's nothing up my sleeve but love for you

and a little time to get my head together, too ♪ ♪ on the other side of the street i knew stood a girl that looked like you i guess that deja vu but i thought this can't be true ♪ ♪ cause oh i swear to you i'll be there for you this is not a drive by just a shy guy. >> looking for a two ply hefty bag to hold my love ♪ ♪ when you move me everything is groovy they don't like it sue me either way you do me ♪ ♪ oh i swear to you i'll be there for you this is not a drive by ♪ >> that's train singing the song our viewers chose. more songs in a moment but first your local news and weather.

>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. former high school cockeysville woman yeardley love it says it will dedicate an athletic field in her honor. her ex-boyfriend george huguely was convicted of her murder. she graduated from notre dame prep in 2006. the school will hold a dedication service on thu

>> a lot of clouds building in on this friday. highs in the upper eighties to low 90s this afternoon. chance for rain up to highs near 81 degrees to margar --